Review: My Soul to Take by Rachel Vincent.

She doesn't see dead people, but.

She senses when someone near her is about to die. And when that happens, a force beyond her control compels her to scream bloody murder. Literally.

Kaylee just wants to enjoy having caught the attention of the hottest guy in school. But a normal date is hard to come by when Nash seems to know more about her need to scream than she does. And when classmates start dropping dead for no apparent reason, only Kaylee knows who'll be next.

Kaylee Cavanaugh – Main character
Aiden (Kaylee’s Father)
Uncle Brendon- (Aiden’s brother)
Aunt Val (Brendon’s wife)
Cousin Sophie
Emma (Friend)
Nash Hudson (Kaylee’s boyfriend)
Tod (Reaper, a good one ha!)
Marg- Reaper of Death

The beginning of this book starts off with some good reading. Kaylee returned to her uncle and aunts house after being admitted to the looney house after having intense Panic Attacks. Her attacks are really premonitions of people’s death. She can see right in front of her face who will be dying. She sees a dark cloud hovering over people, she feels her throat begin to lump up, her fingers start to ball up into fists and she’s ready to SCREAM from the top of her lungs Bloody Mary! She always tries to not scream and not make a scene but once released, its the loudest thing you’ve ever heard to the human ear that is, but to Bean Sidhes, it’s a totally different world and melodious song..Bean Sidhes-from the Irish ancestry, not human, with abilities to see death coming, bring a soul back to life and so on and so on...

Kaylee went out with her bff Emma and in the club they’re dancing having a good time when she gets the premonition that someone is going to die. She looks over and sees a beautiful young girl with a black cloud over her body and she knows instantly that the girl will die. She doesn’t really know the exact time, but she knows for sure she is a victim of DEATH! Indeed, the next day on the news the girl died. The second girl dies in a movie theater, just drops dead and collapses on the floor. Kaylee didn’t see that one coming but she did see the next one. A cheerleader from school. Kaylee knows something is up. She’s already confided in her boyfriend Nash, who is a Bean Sidhe like Kaylee. We find out what she is after Nash explains to her about her gift of knowing who will die and tells her what she is able to do with her gift and what the both of them can do if they unite and work together. (They can bring souls back)

Kaylees bff Emma was on the death list and she did die but they brought her back to life again. But bringing someone back comes with a high price, the life of someone else was taken. A life for a life, a tic for a tac..thats how the world turns ugh! Always a deal to make with death!

She can’t keep quiet and not wonder why all these young, beautiful girls are just dropping dead out of nowhere! She and Nash start to investigate to find out who is taking all of these innocent young women’s souls and having them die before their time.

When a persons soul is being taken away by the reapers of Death, the female Bean Sidhes scream at the top of their lungs alerting others of their kind that someone is leaving the world, but to other Bean Sidhes the scream of Death is a beautiful, melodious tune that is a sweet and peaceful sound! Its music to their ears, while to humans, it’s a hideous loud whaling that needs to be stopped.

I thought it was a different way of looking at whaling or screaming when one dies. I like how the author turned the screaming into a Song, a beautiful tune! I thought it was nice how when a person dies the Bean Sidhes tell the female to Sing for their soul, sing out loud!

Kaylees father hasn’t explained anything to Kaylee and she is now 16 years old and has been living with her uncle Brendon and Aunt Val. Their daughter Sophie is beautiful just like her mother. Kaylee does not like her father much and really has no relationship with him at all. He sends her cards and visits once in awhile but most of her time was spent living with her uncle and aunt. She doesn’t know why her father doesn’t want to see her until he comes back to town to assist with whats going on with the young ladies in town dropping dead! We find that Uncle Brendon and Aiden (Kaylee’s father) are also Bean Sidhes, hence the reason Kaylee is one as well.
Kaylee’s story is a sad one. She wants answers from her father. He tells her the story as tears rush down his face. She reminds him of her mother so much. He begins to tell her that she was dead and her mother sang her back to life with his assistance. Her dad was willing to give up his life for his precious daughter to live again, but the Reaper did the exact opposite and took the life of his wife. She knew the price and like the unconditional love of mothers, she willingly gave up her time on earth so that her little baby girl could live..So touching!

Kaylee sings one more time before the end of the book and this time its one of her own. She is singing for her cousin Sophie. She is young and beautiful and a perfect description of what the reapers are looking for. I t was so sad, even though Kaylee and Sophie don’t really hang out or get along , she loves her, she is family. We find out that one of Kaylee’s family members has done the unthinkable and made a deal with a Reaper (Marg).Not thinking that the Reaper would take one of their own, her family member tries to make other offers and ultimately will sacrifice himself or herself to fulfill the bargain..

A lot of twists and turns in this book and I enjoyed every moment of it. I was reading last nite and had to be somewhere at 9:00pm, but I couldn’t put the book down. I had to know what was going to happen next and I assure you readers that this book will definitely keep you on edge! Highly recommended by HAVEN..Thank you very much and happy reading!